Soft Chaos

Soft Chaos Editorial & Podcast Platform

Life’s chaotic. Apparently we’re the adults now. We laughed. The group chat needed experts. Soft Chaos is Cece and Mfundo figuring out adulthood in real time, because apparently nobody was going to send the manual. Work, money, relationships, family, identity and all the other tabs currently open in our brains. Expect honest conversations, questionable life admin, real stories and people who actually know things. We don’t have all the answers. We just finally started asking better questions.

Episodes

  1. Oct 23

    How Safe Is Safe?

    Sharing your location. Checking that everyone got home. Wondering how to keep your children safe without teaching them to fear the world. How safe is safe? In Episode 03 of Soft Chaos, Mfundo and Cece are joined by Lebo for an honest conversation about raising children, millennial parenthood and navigating life in South Africa. We talk policing, the everyday precautions women take, the people we trust and what it means to show up for our communities. There are difficult questions, different perspectives and, because this is Soft Chaos, a few unexpected laughs along the way. Yes, even Android users and animals make it into the conversation. Where do we draw the line between protecting ourselves and still allowing ourselves to live? CONTENT NOTEThis episode discusses gender-based violence and other sensitive topics. Please listen with care. The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guest. HELP AND SUPPORT — SOUTH AFRICA / JOHANNESBURG • Immediate danger: SAPS 10111; mobile emergency 112.• GBV Command Centre: 0800 428 428. Please call me: 1207867#.• TEARS Foundation: dial 1347355# for help finding GBV support.• POWA, Johannesburg/Gauteng: 011 591 6803 (head office); counselling@powa.co.za.• Nthabiseng Thuthuzela Care Centre, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto: medical care, counselling and assistance with reporting sexual and domestic violence.• SADAG / Cipla Mental Health Helpline: 0800 456 789 (24 hours).• Childline South Africa: 116. You can also approach your nearest police station to report abuse or sexual violence. If you are in immediate danger, use the emergency numbers above. More support information:www.powa.co.zawww.tears.co.zawww.sadag.orgwww.childlinesa.org.za Soft Chaos — real conversations, room for laughter, and the questions we are still figuring out together.

    How Safe Is Safe?

  2. Oct 17

    I Have A Job. Why Am I Still Broke?

    Same paycheque. Bigger bills. Even bigger questions. Mfundo and Cece sit down with financial services guest Sihle Nzima for an honest, funny conversation about earning a salary and still wondering where the money went. From groceries and lifestyle pressure to retirement, black tax and the comparison trap, we unpack the money questions adulthood forgot to prepare us for. Does earning more mean you can afford more? Is black tax a responsibility? And is social media making us feel broke—or is Mfundo simply missing everything happening on it? 😂 Expect practical insights, strong opinions and plenty of Soft Chaos. Conversations for a more honest adulthood.softchaos.co.za This episode shares general information and personal experiences, rather than personalised financial advice.

    I Have A Job. Why Am I Still Broke?

  3. Oct 2

    We Were Promised Adulthood

    Study. Work. House. Marriage.Kids. Retirement. Who wrote this blueprint—and why does real life look so different? Cece and Mfundo unpack the expectations, contradictions and humour of becoming adults in South Africa. Disclaimer The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts—and the hosts alone. We’re crazy. We’re angry. We’re millennials. Join the conversation: What were you promised adulthood would look like? Soft Chaos - Notes Accompanying Episode 1 19:43 — Citizenship A child with a South African citizen parent at birth is a citizen by birth. Other citizenship routes and exceptions also apply. Sources: South African Citizenship Amendment Act 17 of 2010, section 2: https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/a1720100.pdfConstitutional Court, Chisuse (2020): https://www.concourt.org.za/index.php/judgement/371-chisuse-and-others-v-director-general-department-of-home-affairs-and-another-cct155-19 36:18 — HIV treatment timeline 1981: First official AIDS reports. This is the reporting milestone, not a claim about HIV’s origin. 1987: FDA approval of AZT, the first antiretroviral drug. 2003: South Africa’s national HIV treatment plan. The existence of a drug and public access to it are different milestones. Sources: HIV.gov timeline: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/history/hiv-and-aids-timeline FDA history: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-history-exhibits/history-fdas-role-preventing-spread-hivaids South African Government, treatment plan: https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/aidsoperationalplan10.pdf These clarify factual points discussed in the episode; the hosts’ original conversation is retained.

    We Were Promised Adulthood
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Life’s chaotic. Apparently we’re the adults now. We laughed. The group chat needed experts. Soft Chaos is Cece and Mfundo figuring out adulthood in real time, because apparently nobody was going to send the manual. Work, money, relationships, family, identity and all the other tabs currently open in our brains. Expect honest conversations, questionable life admin, real stories and people who actually know things. We don’t have all the answers. We just finally started asking better questions.

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  • Creator
    Soft Chaos Editorial & Podcast Platform
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Soft Chaos Editorial & Podcast Platform
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